Chapter 5

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Across
  1. 3. Images viewed by the DDS
  2. 5. Study of the effects of ionizing radiation
  3. 8. Increased patient movement ______ sharpness
  4. 10. Smallest particle of a substance that retains the property of the substance
  5. 11. Determined by the structure being radiographed
  6. 13. Where x-rays are produced in the dental tube
  7. 14. Measure of the ionization in air produced by x-rays
  8. 16. Electrically charged particle of matter
  9. 18. ______ KVP produces x-rays with a shorter wavelength and increased penetration power
  10. 20. X-rays wavelengths are short and have a high ______
  11. 22. Restriction of the size of the useful beam is controlled by the lead ______
  12. 24. Radiograph has many shades of grey, black, and white has _____ contrast
  13. 25. Amount of energy absorbed by tissue
  14. 26. Tungsten _____ produces electrons when heated
  15. 27. Effect of x-ray photons hitting DNA cells and cause damage
  16. 28. Direct proportion to the dose
  17. 29. Acute effects of radiation result from _____ doses of radiation
  18. 30. Low-dose, ionizing radiation is a linear, non-________ relationship
Down
  1. 1. Controls the speed of electrons
  2. 2. X-ray effect happens 62% of the time
  3. 4. Most radiosensitive tissue
  4. 6. Distance between two crests
  5. 7. Major risk associated with chronic low levels of radiation
  6. 9. Caused by gamma and x-rays
  7. 12. Largest background radiation
  8. 15. Output of radiation measured in
  9. 17. Cells that haven't developed into specialized cells
  10. 19. 0.25 second exposure equals 15 _______
  11. 21. KVP decreased causes radiographs to have a shorter scale of ____
  12. 23. Increased _______ produced an increased number of photons